If the Jimmy Garoppolo-led turnaround has true lasting power, it'll be on full display next season: The 2018 NFL schedule came out Thursday, and the 49ers are slated to participate in a surprising five prime-time games.

That's quite the surge in exposure for a team that started 0-9, finished 6-10, and only participated in one prime-time affair last season, but it speaks to the 49ers' currently surging stock (in 2017, they actually became the first team in NFL history to start 0-9 and finish with six wins).

The 49ers last played five prime-time games in 2013. They had six in 2012. The 49ers made the NFC championship games in both of those seasons and went to the Super Bowl after 2012.